Turkish Kurds arrested in Thessaloniki for illegal firearm possession
Two Turkish men of Kurdish origin have been arrested in Thessaloniki for illegal firearm possession and brought before a single-member misdemeanor court for trial Wednesday.
From hyperbole to apathy
We wonder, sometimes, why people don’t care about what’s going on in the world around them or why they’re happy to get their information by running their finger down their phone’s screen every once in a while.
Athens, Ankara agree to disagree but keep talking
Greece and Turkey agreed to disagree on core disputes while seeking collaboration on less contentious issues during their third round of political dialogue in Athens on Tuesday.
Cyprus reluctance stalls power link with Greece
Plans for the Greece-Cyprus power link, the ambitious GSI cable project, face mounting delays as undersea mapping near Crete and Kasos yields minimal progress.
Daily limit to IRIS transactions doubles to 1,000 euros
The daily transaction limit via the IRIS interbank payment system will increase next year to 1,000 euros, from €500 today.
Mitsotakis holds first meeting with Androulakis as main opposition leader
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis met with PASOK leader Nikos Androulakis on Wednesday, marking their first meeting since the socialist party became Greece’s main opposition.
Kurdish pupils denied language lessons in Turkey amid wider curbs, families say
A Turkish government proposal to end a decades-long conflict with Kurdish militants has put Kurdish rights back in the spotlight, at a time when Kurdish leaders say repression is rife and freedoms won more than a decade ago have eroded.
Giannis Antetokounmpo and family invest in Athens real estate to transform Village shopping center
The family of Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo is investing in prime real estate in Athens, following the announcement that they, in partnership with Premia Properties – a real estate investment and management company – have acquired the popular Village Shopping & More center in Rentis, near Piraeus, for €14.1 million.